#FORREST FENN TREASURE FOUND UPDATE#

In 1988, he was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer which was determined to likely be terminal. Prior to creating a world-famous treasure hunt, Forrest Fenn was a Silver Star Major in the United States Air Force, flying hundreds of combat missions during the Vietnam War.Īfter retiring from the Air Force, he became an Art Dealer and ran an Art Gallery with his wife Peggy in Sante Fe, New Mexico. (The first few lines, clues from his book “The Thrill of the Chase”)īut who is Forrest Fenn, the mysterious benefactor of The Fenn Treasure, and why did he hide a million dollar treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains? “It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago,” was all Fenn would say, as posted on his website. Photos Courtesy of Dal Neitzel and Forrest Fenn (As to the specific location of the find? The second shows Fenn himself rifling through the box, while the final photo has Fenn wearing a silver bracelet, which had been tarnished with time. The first is simply the box itself, opened and unearthed on the ground. Three photographs show the treasure in various capacities. Quelling any rumors that the treasure itself was a hoax, Fenn released photographs of the treasure after the find.

Fenn himself to finally being unearthed somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Worth an estimated $1-2 million dollars, Forrest Fenn’s treasure chest filled with gold coins, jewels, and pre-Colombian artifacts was confirmed by Mr.

#FORREST FENN TREASURE FOUND UPDATE#

A news update from the upcoming July/August Gold Prospectors MagazineĪt last! After a decade of searching, The Treasure of Forrest Fenn has been found.

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